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Home / Build & renovate

How to renovate

Sort out your finances

  • What is a mortgage?
  • What's the best place to get a home loan?
  • Reduce your bathroom renovation costs

Plan your renovations

  • How to read house plans & diagrams
  • How to read site plans
  • How to read floor plans
  • Elevations, framing plans, wall sections, and shadow diagrams
  • Floor plan abbreviations and symbols
  • How to hire a kitchen designer
  • How to plan your bathroom
  • How to build a bathroom
  • Make your home 'smarter'
  • The kitchen work triangle... and beyond
  • Outdoor kitchen design
  • Do I need a council permit for a deck or pergola?
  • Should I renovate or demolish?

Choose the right tradespeople for your renovations

  • How to find the right tradies
  • How to hire a plumber
  • When do I need an electrician?

The renovation process

  • Demolition: what's involved?
  • Variations: what they are and how to avoid them

Finalising renovations

  • Waterproofing inspections
  • The final handover and the final payment
  • Warranties on renovation work
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